1923 - 2008
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4, 1923 – April 5, 2008) was an American actor and political activist. As a Hollywood star, he appeared in almost 100 films over the course of 60 years. He played Moses in the epic film The Ten Commandments (1956), for which he received his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the title role in Ben-Hur (1959), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charlton Heston has received more than 9,397,449 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Charlton Heston is the 90th most popular actor (up from 92nd in 2019), the 185th most popular biography from United States (down from 184th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Actor.
Charlton Heston is most famous for his role as Moses in the film The Ten Commandments.
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Among actors, Charlton Heston ranks 90 out of 10,030. Before him are Tom Selleck, Peter Falk, Michael Gambon, Gregory Peck, Buster Keaton, and John Travolta. After him are Gloria Stuart, Humphrey Bogart, Donald Sutherland, Johnny Depp, Rowan Atkinson, and Hedy Lamarr.
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 84
1927 - 2011
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 85
1940 - Present
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 86
1916 - 2003
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 87
1895 - 1966
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 88
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 89
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 90
1910 - 2010
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 91
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 92
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 93
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 94
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 95
1914 - 2000
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 96
Among people born in 1923, Charlton Heston ranks 7. Before him are Henry Kissinger, Maria Callas, Lee Kuan Yew, Shimon Peres, Idi Amin, and Rainier III, Prince of Monaco. After him are Wisława Szymborska, Rocky Marciano, Heydar Aliyev, Irma Grese, Italo Calvino, and Roy Lichtenstein. Among people deceased in 2008, Charlton Heston ranks 8. Before him are Yves Saint Laurent, Irena Sendler, Edmund Hillary, Paul Newman, Bobby Fischer, and Arthur C. Clarke. After him are Suharto, Albert Hofmann, Samuel P. Huntington, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Hua Guofeng, and Jørn Utzon.
1923 - Present
HPI: 87.40
Rank: 1
1923 - 1977
HPI: 84.45
Rank: 2
1923 - 2015
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 3
1923 - 2016
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 4
1923 - 2003
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 5
1923 - 2005
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 6
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 7
1923 - 2012
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 8
1923 - 1969
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 9
1923 - 2003
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 10
1923 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 11
1923 - 1985
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 12
1923 - 1997
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 13
1936 - 2008
HPI: 81.47
Rank: 2
1910 - 2008
HPI: 80.97
Rank: 3
1919 - 2008
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 4
1925 - 2008
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 5
1943 - 2008
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 6
1917 - 2008
HPI: 79.21
Rank: 7
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 8
1921 - 2008
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 9
1906 - 2008
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 10
1927 - 2008
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 11
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 12
1921 - 2008
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 13
1918 - 2008
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 14
Among people born in United States, Charlton Heston ranks 185 out of 15,968. Before him are Chuck Berry (1926), Gregory Peck (1916), Robert F. Kennedy (1925), Billy the Kid (1859), Buster Keaton (1895), and John Travolta (1954). After him are Gloria Stuart (1910), Humphrey Bogart (1899), Edward Thorndike (1874), Talcott Parsons (1902), Walt Whitman (1819), and David Lynch (1946).
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
1916 - 2003
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 180
1925 - 1968
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 181
1859 - 1881
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 182
1895 - 1966
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 183
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 184
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 185
1910 - 2010
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 186
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 187
1874 - 1949
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 188
1902 - 1979
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 189
1819 - 1892
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 190
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 191
Among actors born in United States, Charlton Heston ranks 45. Before him are John Wayne (1907), Tom Selleck (1945), Peter Falk (1927), Gregory Peck (1916), Buster Keaton (1895), and John Travolta (1954). After him are Gloria Stuart (1910), Humphrey Bogart (1899), Johnny Depp (1963), Tom Cruise (1962), Orson Welles (1915), and Denzel Washington (1954).
1907 - 1979
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 39
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 40
1927 - 2011
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 41
1916 - 2003
HPI: 78.76
Rank: 42
1895 - 1966
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 43
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 44
1923 - 2008
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 45
1910 - 2010
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 46
1899 - 1957
HPI: 78.64
Rank: 47
1963 - Present
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 48
1962 - Present
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 49
1915 - 1985
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 50
1954 - Present
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 51